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=== Reaction and legacy === [[File:Anna Lindh memorial.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Translucent, rectangular column at the bottom of a flight of steps|Anna Lindh memorial in Stockholm, marking the spot where she delivered her final speech]] Lindh was an outspoken campaigner for Sweden to join the [[Eurozone]] in the referendum held on 14 September 2003. After the attack, all euro-campaign events were immediately cancelled. Television campaign advertisements were withdrawn, and all TV stations in Sweden halted commercials from the evening of the 10th through the 11th to help the [[public broadcasting ]] channels of [[Sveriges Television]] report news. In a meeting on 12 September between Prime Minister Göran Persson and the leaders of the other political parties in the [[Riksdag]], it was decided that information and resources on the referendum's issues would remain fully available but no further political campaigning or debate would take place. Party leaders unanimously pledged support for the ballot as planned and to abide by its result. Despite speculation that sympathy for Lindh could influence voting, the referendum rejected the euro.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Black |first1=Ian |last2=Osborn |first2=Andrew |title=Lindh factor not enough to change minds |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/sep/15/euro.eu3 |work=The Guardian |date=15 September 2003}}</ref> Following her death, Junior Foreign Affairs Minister [[Jan O. Karlsson]] was appointed acting Minister for Foreign Affairs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sweden Appoints New Foreign Minister, Replace Slain Anna Lindh |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/sweden-appoints-new-foreign-minister-replace-slain-anna-lindh |work=Fox News |agency=Associated Press |date=3 October 2003}}</ref> In October of that year, [[Laila Freivalds]] was appointed the successor to Lindh's cabinet post.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sweden appoints Lindh successor |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3161116.stm |work=BBC |date=3 October 2003}}</ref> Several commemorative gatherings were held for Lindh throughout Sweden and through the [[Church of Sweden Abroad]] on 12 and 13 September. One gathering in the centre of Stockholm attracted tens of thousands of mourners.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boyles |first1=Roger |title=Thousands rally to pay homage to Anna Lindh |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/thousands-rally-to-pay-homage-to-anna-lindh-cbrqnl8gq5v |work=[[The Times]] |date=13 September 2003}}</ref> A more formal commemoration was held at [[Stockholm City Hall]] on 19 September, at which [[King of Sweden]] [[Carl XVI Gustaf]], Prime Minister Göran Persson, [[Chris Patten]], [[Margot Wallström]], [[European Commission|European commission]]ers and the Swedish-speaking Greek Foreign Minister [[George Andreas Papandreou|George Papandreou]] spoke. [[U.S. Secretary of State]] [[Colin Powell]] was unable to attend due to travel difficulties, but sent condolences. Lindh was buried privately on 20 September at the Church of {{Interlanguage link|Ersta|sv|vertical-align=sup}} in Stockholm;<ref>{{cite news |title=Moving funeral for Lindh |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/moving-funeral-for-lindh-20030920 |work=news24 |date=20 September 2003}}</ref> her grave is in the cemetery of nearby [[Katarina Church]]. Thousands of roses and candles were placed at [[Rosenbad]] and outside the store where she was murdered. Abroad, hundreds of thousands of flowers and candles were left at Swedish embassies and consulates by mourners.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} In April 2004, Lindh posthumously received the "Statesman of the Year Award" from the [[EastWest Institute]], a trans-Atlantic [[think tank]] that organizes an annual security conference in [[Brussels]]. Room 50.4 on the fifth floor of the Justus Lipsius [[European Council]] building in Brussels was named the Anna Lindh Room in her honour, and committee room 1A 002 in the [[Espace Léopold#Buildings|Paul Henri Spaak building]] of the [[European Parliament]] in Brussels named the Anna Lindh Room in her memory.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} The Anna Lindh Professorship of Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy at the [[Harvard Kennedy School]] at [[Harvard University]], was established in her honour. Human rights advocate [[Samantha Power]] was the inaugural appointee in 2006.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gavel |first=D. |url=http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2006/09.14/24-power.html |title=Power named first Anna Lindh Professor |date=14 September 2006 |work=[[Harvard Gazette]] |access-date=1 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070126003615/http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2006/09.14/24-power.html |archive-date=26 January 2007}}</ref> The library at the [[Swedish National Defence College]] (''[[Government agencies in Sweden#Ministry of Defence|Försvarshögskolan]]'') is known as the Anna Lindh Library in her memory. On 11 September 2013, the tenth anniversary of Lindh's death was commemorated in Sweden.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sahlin |first=Mona |url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=5642583 |title=Ten years since the death of Anna Lindh |date=11 September 2013 |access-date=11 September 2013 |publisher=[[Sveriges Radio]] |type=video |author-link=Mona Sahlin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101233012/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=5642583 |archive-date=1 November 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Anna Lindh Memorial Fund ({{langx|sv|Anna Lindhs Minnesfond}}) gives an annual award, the Anna Lindh Prize, to a person or institution with "the courage to fight indifference, prejudice, oppression and injustices in order to promote a good life for all people in an environment marked by respect for human rights."<ref name="about">{{Cite web |url=http://www.annalindhsminnesfond.se/in_english/template.asp?contentID=3 |title=About the Memorial Fund |publisher=Anna Lindh Memorial Fund |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807091840/http://www.annalindhsminnesfond.se/in_english/template.asp?contentID=3 |archive-date=7 August 2011 |access-date=13 May 2011}}</ref> The prize carries an award of [[Swedish krona|SEK]] 150,000. In addition, the fund makes grants, which "aim to encourage projects in Anna Lindh's spirit", of SEK 25,000 to Swedish individuals.<ref name="Prize">{{Cite web |url=http://www.annalindhsminnesfond.se/anna-lindh-prize/ |title=Anna Lindh-Prize |publisher=Anna Lindh Memorial Fund |access-date=8 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222011620/http://www.annalindhsminnesfond.se/anna-lindh-prize/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Laureates are: [[Amira Hass]], journalist (Israel, 2004); [[Tostan]] and Anna Lindh Association (Senegal, 2005); Tatsiana Revjaka (Belarus, 2006); [[Khin Ohmar]] (Myanmar 2008);<ref name="BurmaNet">{{Cite news |url=http://www.burmanet.org/news/2008/06/02/deutsche-presse-agentur-myanmar-activist-wins-anna-lindh-prize/ |title=Burmanet " Deutsche Presse-Agentur: Myanmar activist wins Anna Lindh Prize |date=2 June 2008 |work=BurmaNet News |access-date=8 February 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223182554/http://www.burmanet.org/news/2008/06/02/deutsche-presse-agentur-myanmar-activist-wins-anna-lindh-prize/ |archive-date=23 February 2014 |agency=[[Deutsche Presse-Agentur]]}}</ref> [[Mohamed Nasheed]] (Maldives, 2009); Jean Zaru (Palestine, 2010)<ref name="award 2010">{{Cite web |url=http://annalindhsminnesfond.se/anna-lindh-priset/pristagare-och-stipendiater/2010-jean-zaru-stiftelsen-expo-christer-mattson/ |title=Pristagare och stipendiater 2010 {{!}} Anna Lindhs Minnesfond |publisher=Anna Lindh Memorial Fund |language=Swedish |access-date=8 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910013212/http://www.annalindhsminnesfond.se/anna-lindh-priset/pristagare-och-stipendiater/2010-jean-zaru-stiftelsen-expo-christer-mattson/ |archive-date=10 September 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="FWCC">{{Cite news |year=2010 |title=FWCC-EMES: Jean Zaru receives the Anna Lindh Memorial Prize in Stockholm |url=http://www.fwccemes.org/news/charter-for-compassion |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223113519/http://www.fwccemes.org/news/charter-for-compassion |archive-date=23 February 2014 |access-date=8 February 2014 |publisher=[[Friends World Committee for Consultation]], Europe and Middle East Section}}</ref><ref name="The Friend">{{Cite web |last=Glover Frykman |first=Sue |date=22 June 2010 |title=The Friend - Jean Zaru wins justice award |url=http://thefriend.org/article/jean-zaru-wins-justice-award/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223223223/http://thefriend.org/article/jean-zaru-wins-justice-award/ |archive-date=23 February 2014 |access-date=8 February 2014 |publisher=[[the Friend (Quaker)|the Friend]] |location=London}}</ref> Centre for Liberian Assistance (Liberia, 2011);<ref name="award 2011">{{Cite web |url=http://annalindhsminnesfond.se/anna-lindh-priset/pristagare-och-stipendiater/2011-centre-for-liberian-assistance-united-sisters-rikskriscentrum-anna-thunes/ |title=Pristagare och stipendiater 2011 {{!}} Anna Lindhs Minnesfond |publisher=Anna Lindh Memorial Fund |language=Swedish |access-date=8 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222011629/http://annalindhsminnesfond.se/anna-lindh-priset/pristagare-och-stipendiater/2011-centre-for-liberian-assistance-united-sisters-rikskriscentrum-anna-thunes/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Center for Roma Initiatives (Montenegro, 2012);<ref name="award 2012">{{Cite web |url=http://annalindhsminnesfond.se/anna-lindh-priset/pristagare-och-stipendiater/2012-center-for-roma-initiatives-mitt-liv-konst-foer-tjejer/ |title=Pristagare och stipendiater 2012 {{!}} Anna Lindhs Minnesfond |publisher=Anna Lindh Memorial Fund |language=Swedish |access-date=8 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222011618/http://annalindhsminnesfond.se/anna-lindh-priset/pristagare-och-stipendiater/2012-center-for-roma-initiatives-mitt-liv-konst-foer-tjejer/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Madeleine Albright]] (United States, 2013);<ref name="award 2013">{{Cite web |url=http://annalindhsminnesfond.se/anna-lindh-priset/pristagare-och-stipendiater/2013-madeleine-albright-ella-pop-och-rocklinje-tjejzonen/ |title=Pristagare och stipendiater 2013 {{!}} Anna Lindhs Minnesfond |publisher=Anna Lindh Memorial Fund |language=Swedish |access-date=8 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222011625/http://annalindhsminnesfond.se/anna-lindh-priset/pristagare-och-stipendiater/2013-madeleine-albright-ella-pop-och-rocklinje-tjejzonen/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Radio Sweden">{{Cite news |url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=5635472 |title=Anna Lindh Prize 2013 goes to Madeleine Albright - Sveriges Radio |date=3 September 2013 |access-date=8 February 2014 |publisher=[[Radio Sweden]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222152344/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=5635472 |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Leslee Udwin]] (United Kingdom, 2015);<ref name="award 2015">{{Cite web |url=http://www.government.se/articles/2015/09/ministers-received-filmmaker-leslee-udwin/ |title=Ministers received filmmaker Leslee Udwin |date=11 September 2015 |publisher=Government.se |access-date=10 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009194443/http://www.government.se/articles/2015/09/ministers-received-filmmaker-leslee-udwin/ |archive-date=9 October 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Photos: Women">{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/Britishembassystockholm/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1172457922768782 |title=Photos: Women, development & Security with the Anna Lindh Memorial Fund |date=2015 |publisher=[[British Embassy Stockholm]] |via=[[Facebook]] |access-date=10 October 2017 |archive-date=9 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209224836/https://www.facebook.com/pg/Britishembassystockholm/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1172457922768782 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Svitlana Zalishchuk]] (Ukraine, 2016)<ref name="award 2016">{{Cite web |url=http://annalindhsminnesfond.se/anna-lindh-priset/pristagare-och-stipendiater/2016-svitlana-zalischuk-parlamentariker-fran-ukraina/ |title=2016: Svitlana Zalischuk, parlamentariker från Ukraina |publisher=Anna Lindh Memorial Fund |language=Swedish |access-date=20 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221095958/http://annalindhsminnesfond.se/anna-lindh-priset/pristagare-och-stipendiater/2016-svitlana-zalischuk-parlamentariker-fran-ukraina/ |archive-date=21 February 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Mina Dennert]] (Sweden, 2017).<ref name="award 2017">{{Cite web |url=http://annalindhsminnesfond.se/anna-lindh-priset/pristagare-och-stipendiater/2017-mina-dennert/?photo=120 |title=Anna Lindh-Priset 2017: Mina Dennert |date=2017 |publisher=Anna Lindh Memorial Fund |language=Swedish |access-date=20 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220212536/http://annalindhsminnesfond.se/anna-lindh-priset/pristagare-och-stipendiater/2017-mina-dennert/?photo=120 |archive-date=20 February 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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